WKU Public Radio

WKU Public Radio

City of license	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Branding	WKU Public Radio
Frequency	88.9 MHz
Repeaters	WKPB 89.5, Henderson WDCL-FM 89.7, Somerset WKUE-FM 90.9, Elizabethtown W277AA-FM 103.3, Somerset
Format	Public radio
Affiliations	American Public Media, National Public Radio, Public Radio International, Kentucky Public Radio
Owner	Western Kentucky University
Website	wkyufm.org

WKU Public Radio is the public radio service of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It is a division of the Department of Information Technology at WKU, and a member of National Public Radio.

Stations

The network consists of four full-power stations and a translator, all simulcasting the same programming at all times:

Location	Frequency	Call sign	Notes
Bowling Green, Kentucky	88.9 FM	WKYU-FM	also serves Evansville, Indiana
Henderson/Owensboro	89.5 FM	WKPB
Somerset	89.7 FM	WDCL-FM
Elizabethtown	90.9 FM	WKUE
Somerset	103.3 FM	W277AA	Translator of WDCL-FM

WKU Public Radio's network coverage area.

Together, the five stations reach 65% of Kentucky, including the fringes of the Louisville and Lexington areas. The stations also serve portions of Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee.

History

WKYU-FM signed on for the first time on January 14, 1980. WDCL followed on February 22, 1983; WKPB on April 20, 1989, WKUE on June 1, 1990, and W277AA in 1993. Prior to Western Public Radio's sign-on, the only portion of the coverage area that had a clear signal from an NPR station was Henderson and Owensboro, which received NPR programming from WNIN-FM in Evansville.

Until August 2009, the network was known as Western's Public Radio, airing mostly classical music during the day. However, on August 31, it rebranded itself as WKU Public Radio, and began airing mostly news and talk during the day.

External links

• wkyufm.org